U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif head to a bilateral meeting on Iran’s nuclear program. Diplomats say Iran and the U.S. have tentatively…
Hispanics say at-large seats will dilute their votes
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast deal with the flow of content on…
California Highway Patrol officer Armando Garcia explains to immigrants the process of getting a drivers license during an information session at the Mexican Consulate in San Diego.Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press file…
Officers of the National Search And Rescue Agency on Thursday carry the body of a victim on board the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 from a helicopter upon arrival at the…
Famed for oratory, agonized publicly over seeking presidency
A man prays after laying flowers at the site of a deadly stampede in Shanghai, China. Chinese officials are investigating the cause of the stampede, which killed 36 people and…
FERNDALE, Calif. – The U.S. Geological Survey has downgraded an earthquake off the coast of Northern California to a magnitude-5.1 shaker. The USGS says the quake was centered in the…
Researchers test formulas with realistic temptations
Members of the National Search And Rescue Agency Thursday carry a coffin containing the body of one of the victims on board the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 to transfer to…
WASHINGTON – Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they were seeking answers from the Obama administration about federal law enforcement’s use of surveillance technology that sweeps up basic…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he is still weighing his options after a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council. But the Palestinian leader is hinting that he…
A crowd of fast-food workers and their supporters picketing outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Memphis, Tenn., in 2013. This year, thousands of people stated protests across the country to…
Across nation, a spate of new laws go into effect
The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health-care law shows that more than 4 million people registered for the first time or re-enrolled in…
Social media can give people superficial boost
Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on AirAsia Flight 8501 wait Monday for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Search…
MONROVIA, Liberia – Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Monday, marking a setback amid recent improvements. The…
Fifth of citizens say there’s no obligation to stay fully informed
LOS ANGELES – An autopsy report released Monday on a 25-year-old black man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police appears to affirm initial statements by officers about the…
Economies in China, Russia, Japan, Europe all struggling
